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Comment
. 2020 Jun;38(6):1191.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002468.

COVID-19, hypertension and angiotensin receptor-blocking drugs

Francisco José Fernández-Fernández  1
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Comment

COVID-19, hypertension and angiotensin receptor-blocking drugs

Francisco José Fernández-Fernández. J Hypertens. 2020 Jun.
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